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    TURKS OPT FOR KALMAR RTGS

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmeciligi, the container terminal operator in the Mardas Port area of the Ambarli Port Complex in Istanbul, has ordered six Kalmar E-One all-electric RTGs. Each unit will be equipped with Smartrail® and Remote Machine Interface (RMI).

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    TRANSAS SIGNS UP NEW CLIENTS

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Transas is to supply a Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system for Drogheda Port Company (DPC) in Ireland.

  • Job site Bemo Rail, Eurogate Terminal Hamburg
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    Bemo Rail wins Euromax contract

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Bemo Rail, with its partners GTI Infrastructure and Ooms Construction, have secured an infrastructure contract for Rotterdam''s new Euromax Terminal for the installation of rails, electrical and data cabling, security, water and paving for the terminal''s quays.

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    MAFI RoRo Tractor MT 36

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Bemo Rail's general manager, Teun Druijf told PS that the three partners were selected from a shortlist of six bidders. The award followed a lengthy pre-selection process which was narrowed down to a final shortlist of two. Bemo Rail's portion of the contract will be to provide rail paths for ...

  • Smits: Horizontal and transversal adjustment
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    Container moves increased by 30%

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    To cope with growing container traffic the Finnish forest products port of Rauma has acquired a second CH 6600 TA FT fixed twin spreader with both horizontal and transversal adjustment, from VDL Smits Spreader Systems, to operate with its Gottwald HMK300E MHC.

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    Patrick Stevedores signs service contract with Kalmar

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Patrick Stevedores has confirmed a warranty/ service contract with Kalmar for its automated straddle carrier fleet at the Fisherman Islands terminal in Brisbane.

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    Is your cctv system working for you?

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    According to CCTV specialist AtView, a high proportion of installed CCTV systems are nonoperational, either because they were poorly installed or specified at the outset, or because something has subsequently gone wrong. As a result, there are many existing CCTV systems that would benefit from a thorough check up, some ...

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    PSA HUNTS IN HONG KONG, TIANJIN AND?

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    CentrePort Wellington chief executive Liz Ward indicated the cranes would be a significant driver in achieving greater productivity and service reliability. "Our business strategy is to grow revenue through an integrated logistics approach to port facilities, services and property interests, " says Ms Ward. "However, CentrePort Wellington is foremost a ...

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    Adding Capacity

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    NEWCASTLE Current capacity of Port Waratah Coal Services: 89m tons. Now spending US$130m to raise capacity to 102m tons by 2007 and subsequently to 120m tons.

  • Congestion did nothing to harm record-high prices in the short term
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    More Heat than Light

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Debate has raged in Australia over who was asleep on the job when more coal terminal capacity should have been under construction. But it has turned out to be more complicated than many believe, writes Kevin Chinnery from Sydney.

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    New cranes for CentrePort Wellington

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    CentrePort Wellington is to purchase two new Liebherr quayside container cranes at US$7.14m apiece. The acquisition of the postPanamax, twin-lift capable cranes is linked to the port company''s recent receipt of a coastal dredging permit to deepen its wharves and harbour entrance to accommodate coming generations of larger containerships.

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    ISPS A Year On

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    There is little doubt that for many in the ports and terminals industry the build-up to and implementation of the ISPS Code in July 2004 came as something of a shock to the system. TT Club believes the industry deserves a pat on the back.

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    East Coast Option

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Ben Hackett considers whether the looming import peak in the US will benefit the all-water route via Suez to the East Coast

  • Lord Sterling: telling remarks
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    End of an era at P&O - so what next?

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Mid-2005 will, in years to come, probably be seen as a pivotal moment for P& O. The jury is out, however, on whether it will be seen in a positive or negative context.

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    Antwerp deploys biometric ID system

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Port of Antwerp has installed an Internet-based biometric identification and credentialing card-management system from Ingersoll-Rand Maritime Solutions. When fully deployed, it is estimated that credentials for more than 20,000 longshoremen, truck drivers and other employees and visitors requiring access to the port will be validated and recorded by the system.

  • Andrews: illegal actions of a small number of individuals cause problems or even danger to others.
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    Milford Haven uses photographic evidence

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Users of the Milford Haven waterway are being warned that they may be filmed or photographed if they are thought to be breaking any laws. The warning has been issued by Milford Haven Port Authority, which is thought to be one of the first port authorities in the UK to ...

  • Like their railroad counterparts in the US, both CN and CPR are feeling the pressure of rapid growth
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    Box Terminal Expansion A Response to China Trade

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Whilst the leader in Canada''s box boom is the West Coast''s Vancouver, other ports are rising quickly through the ranks, as Michael Rosenfeld reports.

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    Transisthmus corridor planned

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Coatzacoalcos port in the central-eastern state of Veracruz and the Pacific coast port of Salina Cruz are contemplating a joint concession to run their respective container terminals. Salina Cruz lost its container traffic in 2003, because of its infrastructure limitations; the former terminal covered just 65,000 sq metres, although existing ...

  • Altamira: the main beneficiary
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    Mexicans prepare for major developments

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Mexico''s transport ministry plans to coordinate investment of US$666m in the country''s 16 ports. Of this, US$479m will be privatesector investment and the rest raised from public sources and invested by the port authorities. Altamira, with a total investment of US$322m, will be the main beneficiary scooping 48.4% of the ...

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    Ensenada to implement intermodal corridor..

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The Mexican port of Ensenada is to invest US$10.41m on infrastructure in putting into operation an intermodal corridor aimed at container traffic moving to and from the centre of Mexico and the US.